Most people have tried to explain the term justice from different perspectives. Justice is seen as a simple word, but the truth is the word justice is very complicated. Justice can be based on the concept of moral rightness that has varying perspectives on ethics, fairness, religion, rationality and law. On the other hand, justice can be termed as fairness in the protection of the rights and the punishment of wrongs. While the legal systems and other tribunal aim to uphold the ideal through the proper and fair administration of the laws, it's likely to have the unjust laws to the accused. Moreover, according to websites dictionary, justice occurs when the punishment fits the crime, and there must be evidence to convict someone, and so the accused or person's background must be considered" (Schmidtz 13).
Most punishments are usually not fit for the crime while others are fit. In the circumstance when the accused is found guilty, then there is a penalty given to the offense. On the other hand, punishment may not be executed in cases whereby the defendant is found innocent. The magnitude of punishment depends on with the crime committed (Heinze 33). For example, a person found with murder case may receive a different punishment from a person found with an offense of stealing. Therefore, the punishment depends on the crime, and it should be on a fair basis.
On the other hand, the evidence is also an important component in any ruling. Before giving punishment to the plaintiff or the defendant, there must be evidence to show that truly the crime did happen. The evidence is accompanied by thorough investigations by the investigator to prove that the offense committed valid. The evidence must be convincing and with supportive evidence to show that what was investigated is true. The evidence must convict the occurrence of the crime regarding the place of offense, the time of the offense, the person involved in crime, why the crime happened and how to solve the offense (Heinze 53). If there is no evidence, that means the accused person are not liable for punishment, but if there is evidence, that means there will be punishment against the defendant. Therefore, for any punishment to be executed there must be evidence that is an investigation carried out.
In any case, before execution of judgment, it is important to consider the background of the accused person. For example, according to the accused person history or the beliefs, some crimes are legal, but according to the court of law, the crime committed is illegal. For example, some society polygamous is legal, but a person may be accused and brought in the tribunal of law, and are accused committing a crime of polygamous. However, the defendant background and beliefs allow polygamous. In such cases, the court should consider such background before executing a ruling on any crime (Schmidtz 67). Therefore, by ruling, it will be important to understand the person's background.
In my case, I was found with a gun. However, I come from a society that allows people to own guns. Thus it was legal to have one. However, upon the police realization that I owned a gun, they brought me before the court of law. Yes, I had a gun, and I knew very well it was legal in my society. According to the court, they believed I had committed the biggest crime, and I was liable for punishment. On my side, the ruling was unfair because they did not consider the society I came from whereby having a gun was not a crime. The punishment was to serve two years imprisonment. Despite having the evidence that I had a gun, the ruling unfair since the court did not consider my background.
Works Cited
Heinze, Eric. The Concept of Injustice. London: Routledge, 2013. Print
Schmidtz, David. Elements of Justice. New York: Columbia University Press, 2006. Print
